Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> I mean, didn't Lotos 123 do this back before Windows?
Even if Microsoft itself invented the concept why would that matter?
I don't think that even in the US you can invent a concept and use it for
15 years and *then* try to patent it. Prior art applies even if the patent
applicant is the original inventor.
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